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School: Móin Ruadh, Knocktopher

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Moanroe Commons, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0849, Page 321

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  1. Cures (continued)

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    Chilblains
    Paraffin oil or salt water
    Corns
    Melt washing soda in soft water and bathe the feet in this a couple of times every week.
    Tootache
    Get a slice of a raw potato and put it to the cheek the toothache is and it would cure
    Pain in the ear
    Put olive oil ear and put a piece of wadding in it.
    Sore eyes
    There is water in a tree in Kilkeasy Church yard which cures them. Another cure is to bathe the eyes in cold tea.
    Pains
    There is a certain herb growing in some fields with a yellow blossom on it. This herb is used to cure pains.
    Colds
    1 To put eucaluptus in your handkerchief or
    2 a drink of lemon water every night.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilkeasy, Co. Kilkenny